20 things you should know about George Digweed

20 things you should know about George Digweed.Photo: . Pictures may be protected by copyright.

Multiple World Champion clay Shot George Digweed is set to go down in history. He has won a staggering 26 World Championships, 19 European Championships, 116 International Championships, 16 World Cups, 10 European Cups and 11 English and British

Multiple World Champion clay Shot George Digweed is set to go down in history. He has won a staggering 26 World Championships, 19 European Championships, 116 International Championships, 16 World Cups, 10 European Cups and 11 English and British Championships. In fact, by the time you read this he may have notched up these scores even further. Read on for some background on this exceptional Shot. George Digweed George was born in Hastings in 1964 He started shooting around the age of 12 He was awarded an MBE in 2009 He was introduced to clayshooting by his grandfather He is considered to be the most complete Shot in the game by competitors He is listed in Wisden for his bowling achievement in a Sussex league cup match – five overs, five maidens, eight wickets, zero runs He travels the world teaching clay and gameshooting He has his own shooting method – which is taught at the George Digweed Academy at EJ Churchill He holds the record for woodpigeon – shooting 661 in a single day He supports several charities including; The Teenage Cancer Trust, Macmillan Cancer Support, The Lord’s Taverners, Demelza and the Kent & Sussex Air Ambulance You can follow him on Twitter @georgedigweed He has his own branded champagne, George Digweed Rosé In 2016 George and his wife Kate experienced a traumatising burglary when their home was broken into by masked intruders who attacked George and stole money, guns, trophies, medals and his vehicle George Digweed has a YouTube channel and a Facebook page His guns are made by Perazzi He describes his most difficult shot as being: “A late October grouse, downwind and below your feet, shot behind.” One of his top tips is to: “Keep still until a driven bird commits to a line upon which you can pretty much do what you want and it won’t change course.” Another piece of advice from George is for Guns to stay hydrated. On hot days drink water regularly and stay off the booze the night before shooting as it will affect your concentration and performance. When shooting clays he says: “By keeping your shoulders square and level your head will remain in the right place; if you keep your head still, the gun will always be where you are looking. Going-away targets are often fast out of the trap. If you try and shoot those in the traditional game way, with your gun held down and away from your shoulder, you’ll run out of time as the clay becomes a dot in the distance.” When he was awarded his MBE he said: I am not really into personal glorification but this award is great for shooting. Our sport is often overlooked because it is not considered politically correct, so this achievement means a lot. I am very much looking forward to collecting the award from Buckingham Palace. “ Learning to shoot the George Digweed way Would you like to be taught to shoot by George Digweed MBE? Who wouldn’t? He is the winner of 26… Will Garfit’s dream pigeon shooting team The first would have to be the late Archie Coats, father of modern pigeon shooting. He was like a sporting father to me as friend,…